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• The Daily Planet's Opinion: Unity, healing after election? It's either that or civil unrest

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:10

  Upon exiting the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 17, 1787, Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government the delegates had created.  His answer was: “A republic, if you can keep...

• Counting, courts and confusion: not what we need

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:09

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet   I had decided to turn on the TV at 7:30 on Election Night. I didn’t need pundit patter.  But as I approached my seat on the sofa, suddenly I seemed to be standing on the brink of a vertical...

• The Candid Conservative: Division rides a donkey

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:06

   â€œAbuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.” — John Adams   By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet At last count, President Trump has like...

• Vintage Vinyl delivers delight on Halloween

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:04

  From Staff Reports  HENDERSONVILLE — The band Vintage Vinyl entertained an estimated 150 people during a Halloween dance on Oct. 31 at Point Lookout Vineyards. Many of the gala’s attendees wore Halloween-themed costumes. The band play...

• ESPN series on politics has so far avoided elephant in the room: BLM

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:01

   By JASON WHITLOCK Syndicated Columnist This week (early November), ESPN is publishing a series of stories examining “how professional sports owners in America contribute to political campaigns, why they spend millions” on politics an...

• The Advice Goddess: Fickle-down economics ....

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 22:57

  By AMY ALKON Syndicated Columnist I’m a 29-year-old straight woman. I recently came to the odd conclusion that I have no idea what I want in a man. Over the past few years, I’ve been dating a variety of guys and hoping they’ll be ...

• Wilma Dykeman residence to house new UNCA Writers-in-Residence program

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:36

  From Staff Reports The long-time Asheville residence of Wilma Dykeman (1920-2006), one of Appalachia’s foremost writers and conservationists, will become home to a new UNC Asheville Writers-in-Residence Program. The announcement was made Oct. 22...

• Donald Trump Jr. returns to WNC to tout Dad’s re-election

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:30

  From Staff Reports  ARDEN — Donald Trump Jr., who spoke recently at Point Lookout Vineyards in Henderson County on behalf of his father’s (President Donald J. Trump’s) re-election bid, returned to deliver remarks at a “Mak...

• $650M project with 800-plus jobs announced for area near Arboretum

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:25

  Marks largest investment, new jobs  announcement in WNC’s history From Staff Reports An aerospace company announced plans Oct. 22 to invest about $650 million through 2027 in a new Buncombe County man...

• APD ramps up security; extra officers to work on Election Day

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:22

  From Staff Reports  The Asheville Police Department has announced that it will schedule extra officers to work on Election Day (Nov. 3) for those worried about security during a a highly charged political season, with some pundits predicting that ci...

• Harris stresses importance of N.C. as swing state; says, ‘We cannot spare a minute’

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:19

  From Staff Reports    Just over a week after the campaign had to cancel a visit after two individuals involved with the campaign tested positive for COVID-19, Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris finally arrived in Asheville on O...

• Daily Planet appears early pre-election; ‘extra’ edition to be published on Nov. 6 to be published

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:19

  This edition of the Daily Planet, dated Nov. 1-14, is appearing early so that the latest news and ads are available before Election Day on Nov. 3. Also, for the first time in its history, the newpaper will print an “extra” edition, featuring ...

• USA or NBA? It’s an easy choice for me

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:16

  By JASON WHITLOCK Syndicated Sports Columnist I skipped most of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. I can’t take it anymore. The kneeling. Black Lives Matter splashed across the court. The finger-wagging, self-righteous commercials. The “Voteâ€...

• COVID-19 numbers spike in Buncombe

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:15

  From Staff Reports As of Oct. 19, Buncombe County and Mission Health officials said that COVID-19 numbers are spiking, with the county reporting 3,800 total cases and 98 deaths, according to Asheville television station WLOS (News 13). Officials said on...

• Governor holding N.C. in Phase 3: Viral spread issues cited, as reopening extended until Nov. 13

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:13

  From Staff Reports  RALEIGH — Governor Roy Cooper announced on Oct. 21 that North Carolina will remain paused in Phase 3 for three more weeks as health officials continue to monitor North Carolina’s viral trends. Cooper had previously...

• Letters to the Editor: Nov.1-14, 2020

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:03

  It’s time to end the lockdowns It is time to put an end to the draconian lockdown measures that are being imposed on us by the state.  I have said that social distancing and mask wearing are the tip of the totalitarian spear. What I see arou...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: Projection for 2nd half of 2021 recovery ... Wouldn't it be nice?

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:02

  Economic consulant Bruce Yandle recently gave his annual economic update — via Zoom and hosted by the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce — on past trends, the current climate and a glimpse into the future of the local and state economy. Th...

• ‘Fill in the Swamp!’ We can turn muck into merit!

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 01:00

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet   My favorite comic strip in the early 1950s was Pogo Possum, who lived with other magical characters in the Okefenokee Swamp. I can still recite some of the dialogues. My mother grew up just north of th...

• The Candid Conservative: Science is real – people often aren’t

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 00:57

  By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet “Bad religion is arrogant, self-righteous, dogmatic and intolerant. And so is bad science. But unlike religious fundamentalists, scientific fundamentalists do not realize that their opinions are based...

• The Advice Goddess: Heavy mental....

  Created: Sunday, 01 November 2020 00:55

  By AMY ALKON Syndicated Columnist I’m a woman who recently stopped talking with a guy I’d been seeing because, frankly, I didn’t find him intelligent enough. He is a good guy, but just a little dim for me. When I told my friends t...